Chapter 1334 - 1334: Want to Go to Space

Approaching noon, one good piece of news after another came back to Jinyue Garden.

The old comrades lived up to expectations and smoothly carried out the plan.

Of course, there were some twists and turns, and dangerous situations cropped up more than once, but Hui Yi and the others, disguised as passersby, intercepted them in time, so in the end it was all scare and no harm.

And just then, a man who came with his own background music appeared outside the gate fence.

Seeing him, Xiao Feng felt like he heard that familiar song.

"Chrysanthemums wither, wounds all over the ground, your smile has turned yellow…"

By now, in the hearts of Jiangcheng's socialites, this song had already become Bai Tieniu's exclusive theme.

As soon as they heard this song, their minds would automatically conjure up the image of Bai Tieniu in a fit of rage.

"Mr. Xiao."

Bai Tieniu, carrying a gift in hand, greeted him with a smile.

Xiao Feng's eyes rolled, he propped his forehead with one hand and muttered like in a dream, "What a dream, even all sorts of demons and monsters can show up…"

Bai Tieniu's smile froze, then gradually faded away.

How could he not see that Xiao Feng was deliberately putting on a show?

Yet he couldn't lose his temper, which was truly suffocating!

Taking a deep breath, Bai Tieniu pressed down the fire in his chest and rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

After three chimes, Xiao Feng opened his eyes, squinted at Bai Tieniu outside the door and said, "Takeout's here, just leave it there."

"You—!" Bai Tieniu was instantly furious, but he still forced out a smile uglier than crying and said, "Mr. Xiao, you must be half-asleep. I'm Bai Tieniu."

"Bai Tieniu?" Xiao Feng rubbed his eyes, then said as if suddenly enlightened, "Oh, right, right, right, I remember now, the guy who comes with his own background music."

Bai Tieniu couldn't hold it in any longer and said with a sullen face, "Mr. Xiao, I'm still a guest at least. No need to be this sarcastic, is there?

When you came to the Bai Family as a guest, I never spoke to you like this."

"Just talk about why you're here." Xiao Feng went straight to the point.

He had no interest in poking Bai Tieniu nonstop; with that time, wouldn't sunbathing be nicer?

"Not planning to let me in?"

"State your business first. Otherwise, if I open the door for you and then have to shut it again, that's too tiring."

Bai Tieniu nodded. "Fine, I'll be blunt then.

This time I came to see you because I want to join forces with you to take on He Qizheng."

"Did I hear that right?" Xiao Feng couldn't help laughing. "Your Bai Family just held a little ceremony a few days ago to make me lose face, and now you come looking to team up?"

"Times change. When it's time to form an alliance, I hope we can both temporarily set aside past grudges."

Bai Tieniu said gravely, "To be frank, over the past two days, He Qizheng has been poaching quite a few of the Bai Family's people. With his rise and our loss, sooner or later the Bai Family won't be a match.

And once the Bai Family falls, you'll be the one left to face He Qizheng's pressure alone.

You don't want to see that happen either, do you?"

"Go on." Xiao Feng smiled as if he didn't care much.

But in Bai Tieniu's eyes, this was a clear sign he was willing to cooperate.

If this bastard really didn't care, why would he let him keep talking?

Thinking of this, Bai Tieniu pulled out the prepared pitch and said, "No need to say it, you know very well that the grudge between us can't be erased with just one cooperation.

I'm here today mainly to confirm whether you have the intention to join forces against He Qizheng.

If you do, then come with me. The Bai Family has good wine and good dishes all ready, and we can discuss in detail how to respond."

"This isn't a Hongmen Banquet, is it?" Xiao Feng deliberately put on a wary stance.

Bai Tieniu chuckled lightly. "In a situation like this, do you think we could afford to set up a Hongmen Banquet?"

Xiao Feng shook his head. "Last time I went to the Bai Family, not long after I left, word got out that Old Mr. Bai spat blood.

That made a lot of people think he spat blood because of me, and I really couldn't explain my way out of that.

If I go again this time and something else happens, then I really won't be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River."

Hearing this, Bai Tieniu's teeth were practically about to crack.

Although he'd already expected Xiao Feng to mock him with words before coming, having him do it again and again like this really made it hard to swallow.

However, the situation left him no choice; even if he couldn't swallow it, he had to.

Even if he really shattered his teeth, he'd have to swallow them down.

"If you really don't feel safe, my father and I can come to you."

"That's even worse!" Xiao Feng refused flatly. "Old Mr. Bai spitting blood in his own home can still be pinned on me.

If he pulls that stunt again on my turf, who knows what outsiders will say about me.

After all, people's words are terrifying; you can't not guard against them."

"We can't use the Bai Family, and we can't come to you. Then you name a place."

"I want to go to space."

"…" Bai Tieniu practically wanted to spit blood, and roared, "I see now. You have no intention of teaming up at all.

Anyway, I've made myself perfectly clear. Since you're unwilling, then forget it."

With that, he turned around to leave.

Xiao Feng stopped him. "Whoa, whoa, I was just kidding. I'll pick a place right now so we can have a proper talk about how to bring down He Qizheng's business alliance.

Mm… let's do it at my star-rated hotel. How about that?"

"Then it's settled. Twelve noon; see you there or not at all."

Leaving that line behind, Bai Tieniu tossed the gift in his hand aside and turned to go.

He really couldn't stay another second, afraid that if he did, he'd talk the whole deal into collapse.

Xiao Feng glanced at the time, a smile tugging at his lips.

Chances were, Bai Huanyu could kiss his peaceful lunch goodbye…

Hailing a cab, Xiao Feng headed to his own hotel.

It wasn't that he had no car to use, but to avoid major losses, taking a cab was more economical.

Otherwise, if he ran into another deadbeat like Lu Lishuang, it would be really disgusting.

Seeing Xiao Feng, the lobby manager hurried up and said in a low voice, "Hello, President Xiao. The room Bai Huanyu booked is 302. I'll take you there right away?"

"Why are you talking like you're sneaking around?" Xiao Feng asked in puzzlement.

The lobby manager quickly said, "President Xiao, you like to keep a low profile."

"…" Xiao Feng was speechless.

Before this, it was true he kept a low profile.

But after that whole mess with He Baodan last time, how was he supposed to stay low-key?

Still, he didn't dwell on it. After telling the lobby manager to do a good job, he went to Room 302 on his own.

The door opened and Xiao Feng strode inside.

Bai Huanyu and Bai Tieniu stood up one after the other; the former beamed and said, "Mr. Xiao really is punctual. When we say twelve o'clock, you arrive at twelve.

Not a minute early, not a minute late."

"In life, just like in business, the most basic thing is keeping your word." Xiao Feng sat down as if he hadn't heard the subtext in his words.

Dishes were brought out one after another; Xiao Feng and Bai Huanyu chatted politely, like old friends reunited after many years despite the age gap.

They perfectly demonstrated what it means when people say life is a stage and it's all about acting.

"My son and I have made our stance clear; since Mr. Xiao is willing to join forces, let's put everything on the table. I'd like to hear Mr. Xiao's thoughts first."

Bai Huanyu made a "please" gesture and went straight to the point.

Xiao Feng pondered for a while, then said, "For He Qizheng to rise to the top so quickly, there must be a huge power backing him.

So instead of saying we're dealing with He Qizheng, it's more accurate to say we're dealing with the massive force behind him."

"That much is obvious." Bai Huanyu nodded in agreement, then asked, "In your view, how should we break this game?"